One dead, two injured after two cars collide in northeast Los Angeles

One man died and two more were injured, including one critically, after a car ran a red light early Sunday and collided with another car at a northeast Los Angeles intersection, according to Los Angeles Police Department officials.

Alejandro Wong, 22, of Los Angeles was pronounced dead in the 6:45 a.m. collision at Glendale Boulevard and Revere Ave, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

Early reports indicate that Wong was driving a black Acura westbound on Glendale Boulevard when he failed to stop at a red light and collided with a silver Dodge. LAPD Officer Cleon Joseph said. A female passenger inside the Acura was transported to a hospital and listed in critical condition, Joseph said.

The driver of the Dodge was also injured and transported to a hospital but the extent of his injuries were unknown, Joseph said. The matter is still under investigation, he added.